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McDonald's temporarily closes US offices ahead of layoffs 04/03/2023 07:20pm • McDonald���s has closed its U.S. offices through Wednesday and told its corporate staff to work remotely as it prepares to announce a round of layoffs. In a memo to workers posted on the website TheLayoff.com, the Chicago-based burger giant said it wanted to ���ensure the comfort and confidential Aussie amateur Crowe taking flight at Augusta National 04/03/2023 07:18pm • AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) ��� Harrison Crowe was having a couple of pints last summer at The Dunvegan, a pub just around the corner from the Old Course at St. Andrews, when a golf podcaster challenged someone to hit a ball off the pavement and onto the 18th green. That would be over the buildings, across th Teacher shot by 6-year-old student files $40 million lawsuit 04/03/2023 06:46pm • RICHMOND, Va. (AP) ��� A Virginia teacher who was shot and seriously wounded by her 6-year-old student filed a lawsuit Monday seeking $40 million in damages from school officials, accusing them of gross negligence and of ignoring multiple warnings the day of the shooting that the boy was armed and i University facing class-action over COVID campus lockdown 04/03/2023 02:41pm • DOVER, Del. (AP) ��� A lawsuit against the University of Delaware over its campus shutdown and halting of in-person classes because of coronavirus can proceed as a class action on behalf of thousands of students who were enrolled and paid tuition in spring 2020, a federal judge has ruled. Friday's d 'Schmigadoon!' gently mocks Broadway musicals in new season 04/03/2023 02:02pm • NEW YORK (AP) ��� Aaron Tveit has starred in some amazing Broadway shows, but some of the classics have eluded him. So he was delighted to speed his way through many of them in the second season of "Schmigadoon!" The Apple+ series that gently mocks Broadway musicals cast Tveit in a role that has sna Trump indicted: What to know about the case and what's next 04/03/2023 01:36pm • Former President Donald Trump���s court appearance Tuesday will kick off an intense legal battle as the 2024 Republican presidential candidate also fights to return to the White House. Trump is expected to turn himself in and be arraigned in a New York courtroom, a stunning moment in American histor Review: Nicole Chung���s new memoir about her parents��� deaths 04/03/2023 10:58am • ���A Living Remedy,��� by Nicole Chung (Ecco) In 2018, Nicole Chung published the bestseller, ���All You Can Ever Know,��� about being put up for adoption by her Korean parents and raised by a white couple in rural Oregon. With a few years of finishing the book, her adoptive parents were dead, her d Oscar Pistorius' lawyer: 'Mistake' to deny parole, appealing 04/03/2023 10:47am • CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) ��� There was an "obvious mistake" in the process to deny Oscar Pistorius parole last week and the former Olympic runner is seeking to overturn that decision and have a new hearing to be considered for early release from prison as soon as possible, his lawyer told The As UK teachers reject government pay offer amid labor unrest 04/03/2023 08:13am • LONDON (AP) ��� Teachers in England rejected the government���s latest pay offer on Monday, raising the specter of more strikes and further disruptions for parents and children as double-digit inflation sparks labor unrest across the country. News that teachers had voted to reject the offer came as Immigration reform stalled decade after Gang of 8's big push 04/03/2023 08:09am • MIAMI (AP) ��� Ten years ago this month, Sen. Chuck Schumer declared, ���We all know that our immigration system is broken, and it���s time to get to work on fixing it.��� Sen. John McCain quoted Winston Churchill. But it was Lindsey Graham who offered the boldest prediction. ���I think 2013 is the Private Student Loans vs. Federal Student Loans: What's the Difference? 04/02/2023 08:00pm • When you're figuring out how to pay for college, the options may seem overwhelming or confusing. You'll hear about federal loans, receive advertisements for private loans and wonder how to make the right decisions about how much to borrow and from which lender. A good first step is to learn about th MacKenzie Gore quiets Braves, wins Nationals debut 4-1 04/02/2023 05:11pm • WASHINGTON (AP) ��� MacKenzie Gore kept waiting for this day to arrive. So, too, did the Washington Nationals ��� and their fans. Gore arrived as a key part of the Juan Soto trade in August, while he was injured. But the 24-year-old lefty's debut for his new club showed why Washington wanted him. Go Pastors: Palm Sunday a balm after Nashville school shooting 04/02/2023 03:29pm • FRANKLIN, Tennessee (AP) ��� It���s Palm Sunday, and across the greater Nashville, Tennessee, region, many Christians headed to worship services grief-stricken and hurting for the lives stolen too soon in The Covenant School shooting. Their heartsick pastors sought to bring comfort to those seeking Man gets new trial in Chicago honor student's death 04/02/2023 11:48am • CHICAGO (AP) ��� A state appeals court has ordered a new trial for the man accused of gunning down a Chicago honor student days after she had performed at Barack Obama's 2013 presidential inauguration. Micheail Ward was found guilty in connection with the death of 15-year-old Hadiya Pendleton and s States aim to boost school safety after Tennessee shooting 04/02/2023 09:23am • PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ��� In the wake of an elementary school shooting in Tennessee earlier this week that left three 9-year-olds and three adults dead, state legislatures across the country are moving forward with bills aiming to improve school safety. The bills have been introduced in blue and red s